* Aeschylus (c. 525-456 BCE): Aeschylus is considered the father of Greek tragedy. He wrote over 90 plays, of which only seven have survived. His most famous works include "The Oresteia" and "Prometheus Bound".
* Sophocles (c. 497-406 BCE): Sophocles was a younger contemporary of Aeschylus. He wrote over 120 plays, of which only seven have survived. His most famous works include "Oedipus Rex" and "Antigone".
* Euripides (c. 480-406 BCE): Euripides was the youngest of the three great Greek dramatists. He wrote over 90 plays, of which only 19 have survived. His most famous works include "Medea" and "The Bacchae".